Events

The City of Orlando hosts the 26th annual Spring Fiesta in the Park April 11 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and April 12 from 12 p.m.-5 p.m. This is a free family and dog friendly event that takes place in Downtown Orlando at Lake Eola Park. The event will feature over 200 artist and craft booths along with a kid’s area and live entertainment. Food and drink will be available for purchase.

Project Dance® is a movement of dancers seeking to positively impact culture through artistic integrity. Our desire is to see every dancer nurtured to their fullest human potential for their own well being and their contribution to the world. We offer training, education, and performance opportunities for dancers worldwide who desire to dance with integrity to inspire.

The centerpiece of every Project Dance event is our Open Air Dance Concert. Historically, we have taken dance out of the studios and theaters and onto the streets, making dance accessible to anyone and everyone. We desire to use this family-friendly concert to bring hope and healing to hearts through the universal language of dance. Jazz, modern, ballet, tap, hip-hop, acrobatics, lyrical, ballroom, and swing have all graced our stages. Every style is welcome and what unites dancers who gather for Project Dance is the desire to dance with integrity to inspire. Dance has a way of reaching our innermost being and the pieces presented often reflect that understanding.

Non profit arts organization Central Florida Community Arts (CFCArts) proudly presents Swamped, as performed by members of the Beginners Program (Kindergarten through 2nd grade) of their Children and Youth Arts program.

The swamp is all a-buzz with party preparations galore! Naturally, the turtles are running late, and Bully the Frog is being a bully. The frogs have learned a new dance they want to share. The tadpoles are growing appendages (yikes!) and the dragonfly larvae need encouragement to spread their wings and fly. Lessons of friendship, tolerance, courage to face the future, and more, abound!

Swamped will be performed at Calvary Assembly, 1199 Clay Street, Winter Park, FL 32789 at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 11. General Admission tickets are $10 each, and children age 12 and under will be admitted for free.

Sherell Rosegreen was on the brink of a successful singing career when she met and fell in love with a charming man. She never imagined that the man she loved would become her worst nightmare.

She was beaten, humiliated, and abused. But Sherell is a survivor, a fighter. She put him in jail and made it her life’s work, in addition to her singing, to reach out to women stuck in abusive relationships. In 2014, Sherell founded Inner-Scars organization a non-profit organization dedicated to helping victims of domestic abuse.

Now Sherell, a popular gospel singer, has written a book based on her experiences in an abusive relationship, offering advice, help, and support to women who need to reclaim their shattered lives from their abusers.

Entitled Abused under His Charm,the book recounts the story of “Martha,” whose downward spiral at the hands of her initially charming abuser cost her career, her friends, and her child, and almost cost her life. She ignored the concerns of those who cared about her, isolated herself from her dearest friends, and lost her self-esteem, until she finally hit rock bottom, gathered her resources, and came out fighting for everything she loved—her children, her friends, her faith, and her wonderful singing voice.

A book launching and stage play based on the book will be held Saturday, April 11 2015 at 7:30 p.m.at the Jewish Community Center and will be open to the public. CJ Love, a child abuse survivor, will speak at the event along with motivational speaker Maria Roman-Oldeack.

For more information call:407.302.5220 Ext. 231

Sherell hopes for a large turnout, fervent in her belief that bringing this sensitive subject into the open and confronting it is the only solution to ending domestic violence.

The City of Orlando hosts the 26th annual Spring Fiesta in the Park April 11 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and April 12 from 12 p.m.-5 p.m. This is a free family and dog friendly event that takes place in Downtown Orlando at Lake Eola Park. The event will feature over 200 artist and craft booths along with a kid’s area and live entertainment. Food and drink will be available for purchase.

Concert and Play Series With Mr. Harley
Nothing is better than rocking out as you PLAY! These concerts are for the 6 and under crowd!

During the year we invite local kid friendly musicians to razzle our Imagination Stage. Kids love music, kids love to PLAY…why separate the two? So come sit and listen or play and dance to the tunes of these local artists that are sure to be come fan favorites!

Join Central Florida Community Arts (CFCArts) as members of the Intermediate Program (3rd grade through 6th grade) of their Children and Youth Arts program perform “Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS.” The jungle is jumpin’ with jazz in Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS. Specially adapted from the classic film, this musical includes all your favorite Disney tunes, like “The Bare Necessities,” and “I Wan’na Be Like You.” We look forward to sharing this memorable time with you and the whole family, see you at the jungle!

For further information, email: Sarah.Mattingly@cfcommunityarts.com

Show Dates and Information:
Friday, April 17 at: 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 18 at: 7:00 p.m.
Performed at Calvary Assembly

“Join the University of Central Florida in welcoming dozens of new, established, and well-known authors for the 6th Annual UCF Book Festival April 18th, 2015! The UCF Book Festival features nationally renowned writers including this year’s keynote, Terry McMillan, author of bestsellers “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” and “Waiting to Exhale.” Book signings and sales, panel discussions, children and teen workshops, cooking demos, food trucks, and more will be part of this one-day event at the Morgridge International Reading Center, Teaching Academy, and Education Complex at UCF. There’s something for readers of every age, and parking and admission are free.

Join the University of Central Florida in welcoming dozens of new, established, and well-known authors for the 6th Annual UCF Book Festival April 18th, 2015! The UCF Book Festival features nationally renowned writers including this year’s keynote, Terry McMillan, author of bestsellers “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” and “Waiting to Exhale.” Book signings and sales, panel discussions, children and teen workshops, cooking demos, food trucks, and more will be part of this one-day event at the Morgridge International Reading Center, Teaching Academy, and Education Complex at UCF. There’s something for readers of every age, and parking and admission are free.

Visit the UCF Book Festival for details, location information, volunteer opportunities, and more.